Classic Style in Marbella

Good Monday morning, my friends. To start the week let's go off to Marbella, in Spain. This classic style house, surrounded by olive trees, has privileged views of both the mountains and The Mediterranean Sea.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/casa_y_jardin_683x519.jpg?random=1322498271664" style="width: 651px; height: 494px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/fachada_692x519.jpg?random=1322498274344" style="width: 650px; height: 488px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/piscina_y_tumbonas_392x519.jpg?random=1322498276351" style="width: 500px; height: 661px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/detalle_jarra_agua_401x519.jpg?random=1322498278050" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/porche_zona_sofas_390x519.jpg?random=1322498279513" style="width: 499px; height: 664px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/porche_zona_comedor_389x519.jpg?random=1322498284089" style="width: 500px; height: 667px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/porche_vista_piscina_695x512.jpg?random=1322498286270" style="width: 651px; height: 479px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/patio_392x519.jpg?random=1322498289429" style="width: 500px; height: 661px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/salon_378x519.jpg?random=1322498291256" style="width: 500px; height: 686px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/comedor_392x519.jpg?random=1322498292794" style="width: 500px; height: 661px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/cocina_381x519.jpg?random=1322498296550" style="width: 500px; height: 681px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/cocina_contratoma_389x519.jpg?random=1322498298641" style="width: 500px; height: 667px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/pasillo_388x519.jpg?random=1322498300229" style="width: 500px; height: 669px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/bano_392x519.jpg?random=1322498301923" style="width: 500px; height: 661px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/dormitorio_principal_sillones_387x519.jpg?random=1322498303464" style="width: 500px; height: 670px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/dormitorio_principal_dosel_391x519.jpg?random=1322498304820" style="width: 500px; height: 663px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/13/dormitorio_principal_chimenea_392x519.jpg?random=1322498306586" style="width: 500px; height: 661px;" /><br /><br />I'd like to thank you all for your lovely comments. I always look forward to reading them and I love visiting your blogs. Hope you enjoyed today's tour. See you tomorrow.<br />All images from <a href="http://www.elmueble.com/">here</a>.

Classic Style in Marbella

Good Monday morning, my friends. To start the week let's go off to Marbella, in Spain. This classic style house, surrounded by olive tr...

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Kids Thanksgiving Table

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a wonderful time last Thanksgiving with our friends from Chicago visiting and staying over. The kids had their own table set-up and we the mom's served as their servers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9up4hpST6wPVsLuJscRUKf6I0ouFMu7LYng5VBmj1vkKspzGqThlbGN7rgKNYg_zPGPRv04kPq9vFE0g5HYDu08GICtRzgf7iGkecwtA8M4hw7d29HSbfhiAcsjTzkU9Ug-FavP3oD4lu/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9up4hpST6wPVsLuJscRUKf6I0ouFMu7LYng5VBmj1vkKspzGqThlbGN7rgKNYg_zPGPRv04kPq9vFE0g5HYDu08GICtRzgf7iGkecwtA8M4hw7d29HSbfhiAcsjTzkU9Ug-FavP3oD4lu/s400/DSC_0012.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Placemat from whateverdeedeewants.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I printed our these placemats for some kiddie fun. Found them on pinterest and the link for the placemets is <a href="http://www.whateverdeedeewants.com/2011/11/give-thanks-free-printable-thanksgiving.html">here</a>.  I only had it enlarged at the copier center.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbqpE1EKei_dcjHsf4-InTa7s5RhEj2LnAMmRUZIThJG7nQAoi2mJiuCaictXp_rRUZFRJtz_6NcfleS0PgkWMXNO9-Wj7vSRBIk7VQ9KeujPKcTa72Y2AacE7WSZWkTH-Uj-ieuhPJLP/s1600/DSC_0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbqpE1EKei_dcjHsf4-InTa7s5RhEj2LnAMmRUZIThJG7nQAoi2mJiuCaictXp_rRUZFRJtz_6NcfleS0PgkWMXNO9-Wj7vSRBIk7VQ9KeujPKcTa72Y2AacE7WSZWkTH-Uj-ieuhPJLP/s640/DSC_0013.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for the little ones</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br />I set-up the table in our eat-in kitchen. Used my "unbreakable" corelle plates and added crayons on each side so they can play with their mats. I used Blue dots napkins from Ikea as an accent. I also added my old wicker table cover from Walmart.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhbXMpGiW12IhBB9k1ty7hsY04iEt2tPTWiu1ggmH9Z1qgJrjfXWdfOiFsW5e_1Ha2LGAQtQZYAS-24m5lcmg7d1eDXIVGMnlqS8jzndC2Sdg7RC0xnvOnPUy0FqcB2BF2whyphenhyphenL2BA-VTC/s1600/DSC_0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhbXMpGiW12IhBB9k1ty7hsY04iEt2tPTWiu1ggmH9Z1qgJrjfXWdfOiFsW5e_1Ha2LGAQtQZYAS-24m5lcmg7d1eDXIVGMnlqS8jzndC2Sdg7RC0xnvOnPUy0FqcB2BF2whyphenhyphenL2BA-VTC/s640/DSC_0016.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used mini-wine glasses I bought at our local goodwill for 50 cents each! The kids loved them so much that one of the kids asked if he could have one and take it home! I gladly obliged!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNnS9iDPUyYFLvEij3IGU-btNBZVfgTYgSgXqHIk-gvtqOkqdVwpc6uzbri2SbjTI4-Dcn4PAHeO1Xl_WzTCzJeKZQwfMXtxyQGVknOXy35cq_htbC_8cV34Vq0yieD0FVFrMbe2Jf9Sg/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNnS9iDPUyYFLvEij3IGU-btNBZVfgTYgSgXqHIk-gvtqOkqdVwpc6uzbri2SbjTI4-Dcn4PAHeO1Xl_WzTCzJeKZQwfMXtxyQGVknOXy35cq_htbC_8cV34Vq0yieD0FVFrMbe2Jf9Sg/s640/DSC_0017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I added their hand-written place cards so everyone would know where to go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Menu consisted of : Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Spaghetti, Pumpkin pie and Cream puffs, Chocolate cookies, and of course, turkey with gravy!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The centerpiece was also an idea I got from Pinterest, and here is the <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/appetizers-snacks/healthy-snacks/fruit-gobbler-688370/">Link on how to make it!</a> I only substituted the melon in the guide for pumpkin - just thinkin' that pumpkin' is more <i>into this season</i> than anything (plus, I had lots of those on display outside!)! My friends helped me make this lovely bird...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLytri3zrb4-B_mb0YQS60yRZquo_RDnlEqR7VsyykA3rIBGPPt1C37JO0h_CX9f519nXBEEnom_ftk6b26j-11SmuAq6HBI3jPSrg0PSkVyfvToS-170rxNe8Qbo9iRQTsJ4nKcmskyA/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLytri3zrb4-B_mb0YQS60yRZquo_RDnlEqR7VsyykA3rIBGPPt1C37JO0h_CX9f519nXBEEnom_ftk6b26j-11SmuAq6HBI3jPSrg0PSkVyfvToS-170rxNe8Qbo9iRQTsJ4nKcmskyA/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"my assistants" busy at work</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXu7BDv5VT2gX8KuA9hvk_2QaQumfZl33CkNrqYDykxXcluN23tzW77rLABWCKk-8Cl_hQp94U_IOBLzhlpjBWyVMUfFJMgLK9SJ1TdbAfGvQXsB8QXw-n1QWT2zJAA1e0F87nBdNWZFz/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXu7BDv5VT2gX8KuA9hvk_2QaQumfZl33CkNrqYDykxXcluN23tzW77rLABWCKk-8Cl_hQp94U_IOBLzhlpjBWyVMUfFJMgLK9SJ1TdbAfGvQXsB8QXw-n1QWT2zJAA1e0F87nBdNWZFz/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLwR_BlW-Jd2mPuC14DfKUeRcCaVU-iM55_Tl_3sZ4OrQlOK2jXH8jqbxi1B_qOuvB1uy5aMGJnNzftI72t9hNtQNxGS5l7-yG0kTwXajVxhJHzHUY1u2-rNZjLtW57YA4pvmoJZzrBeN/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLwR_BlW-Jd2mPuC14DfKUeRcCaVU-iM55_Tl_3sZ4OrQlOK2jXH8jqbxi1B_qOuvB1uy5aMGJnNzftI72t9hNtQNxGS5l7-yG0kTwXajVxhJHzHUY1u2-rNZjLtW57YA4pvmoJZzrBeN/s640/DSC_0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tada!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We really had a hard time trying to keep the kids hands away before dinner started! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsduSseTaEUuNRhEvxGEBEuBRF7JxNS9dhtTw5ZG8ka_3O51KmC-5KJz4MLpQIv4Rw2yQ4cfo7tgkRPW-F4x6ZoKIGkBs0_vwAxRNWXLxnnCBUhx04rWEcOnQHy6V35Qzwi_4Tr_uKsUf/s1600/DSC_0097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsduSseTaEUuNRhEvxGEBEuBRF7JxNS9dhtTw5ZG8ka_3O51KmC-5KJz4MLpQIv4Rw2yQ4cfo7tgkRPW-F4x6ZoKIGkBs0_vwAxRNWXLxnnCBUhx04rWEcOnQHy6V35Qzwi_4Tr_uKsUf/s640/DSC_0097.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kids busy with coloring or  filling their plates!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBuNcPmNK_DK89YqR5V7ppyPhDRg7_GrzCmemHrrodN1_6DsFi4Xw-jUdJfsjaWnafI5JOvnmNkbxw_19JNm1iiN-maI7zh3CX3hMq0YEYsA5Ot_5x1ZCZy3y2JG-m6PWujOYKB9hgh6O/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBuNcPmNK_DK89YqR5V7ppyPhDRg7_GrzCmemHrrodN1_6DsFi4Xw-jUdJfsjaWnafI5JOvnmNkbxw_19JNm1iiN-maI7zh3CX3hMq0YEYsA5Ot_5x1ZCZy3y2JG-m6PWujOYKB9hgh6O/s400/DSC_0098.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So cute!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hope your Thanksgiving was marvelous!!!!!!</b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linking back to <a href="http://www.newlywoodwards.com/">Newly Woodwards</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>

Kids Thanksgiving Table

We had a wonderful time last Thanksgiving with our friends from Chicago visiting and staying over. The kids had their own table set-up and w...

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Christmas at Château d’Ansouis

<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps atn">The</span><span class="hps"> </span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Château d’Ansouis has been standing for over a thousand</span> <span class="hps">years</span><span class="">, </span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">overlooking the village</span> <span class="hps">of Ansouis</span> <span class="hps">and the Valley of</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Aigues, in France.</span><span class="hps"></span><br /></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps atn"></span></span><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"> <span class="hps">The history</span> <span class="hps">of the castle is</span> <span class="hps">marked</span> <span class="hps">at the beginning of</span> the <span class="hps">XIII</span> <span class="hps">century</span> <span class="hps">by</span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">Elzear</span> <span class="hps">de Sabran</span> <span class="hps">and his wife</span> <span class="hps">Dauphine -</span> or <span class="hps">Delphine.</span> <span class="hps">Their wealth did not stop them from devoting their lives </span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class=""></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">to God</span> <span class="hps"> and</span> <span class="hps">helping the poor.</span> <span class="hps">Elzear</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">canonized in</span> <span class="hps">1369</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Dauphine was </span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">beatified</span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">Since then,</span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">every year</span> <span class="hps">in September</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">procession</span> <span class="hps">celebrates the</span> <span class="hps">mystical love</span> <span class="hps">and the love</span> <span class="hps">of the humble</span> <span class="hps">they</span> <span class="hps">incarnate.</span></span><br /><br />Gérard and Frédérique Rousset-Rouvière acquired <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Château d’Ansouis</span></span> in January 2008 and appointed designer <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps atn">Jean-</span><span class="">Jacques</span> <span class="hps">Bourgeois to renovate its interiors.</span></span><br /><br />These photographs show the <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Château, ready for Christmas.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis13" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis13/755798-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis13_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none; width: 650px; height: 486px;" title="Chateauansouis13" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis1" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis1/755862-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis1_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Chateauansouis1" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis12" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis12/755774-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis12_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Chateauansouis12" width="669" /><br />Beautiful stone stairs.<br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis/755766-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none; width: 651px; height: 485px;" title="Chateauansouis" /><br />Under a large chestnut tree, the terrace overlooks a boxwood garden.<br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis6" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis6/755870-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis6_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Chateauansouis6" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis11" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis11/755838-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis11_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none; width: 651px; height: 485px;" title="Chateauansouis11" /><br />To continue with tradition, on Christmas eve, before midnight mass, a light meatless meal is served in the kitchen. The table is set on three layers of white tablecloths<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">which are </span><span class="hps">successively</span> </span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">removed </span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">during the meal</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">and adorned with</span> <span class="hps">three large</span> <span class="hps">white candles</span> <span class="hps">representing</span> <span class="hps">the Trinity.</span></span><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis5" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis5/755782-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis5_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none; width: 651px; height: 485px;" title="Chateauansouis5" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis10" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis10/755822-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis10_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Chateauansouis10" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis4" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis4/755814-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis4_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none; width: 651px; height: 485px;" title="Chateauansouis4" /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">A variety of</span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">thirteen desserts</span> are served,<span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class=""> in remembrance</span> <span class="hps">of the Last Supper</span><span class="">, Jesus</span> <span class="hps">surrounded by his</span> <span class="hps">twelve apostles.</span></span><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis9" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis9/755854-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis9_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Chateauansouis9" width="669" /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">This ei</span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps">ghteenth century </span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Provencal</span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span> cupboard <span class="hps">maintains its</span> <span class="hps">original</span> <span class="hps">green patina</span><span class=""></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="">.</span></span><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis8" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis8/755806-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis8_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Chateauansouis8" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis7" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis7/755790-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis7_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Chateauansouis7" width="669" /><br />This 18th century piece of furniture is called a "love letter" and was made for just that: love letter writing. It also served as fireplace screen.<br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis3" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis3/755830-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis3_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none; width: 651px; height: 485px;" title="Chateauansouis3" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chateauansouis2" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/noel-en-provence-visite-privee-du-chateau-d-ansouis/chateauansouis2/755846-1-fre-FR/Chateauansouis2_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none; width: 649px; height: 484px;" title="Chateauansouis2" /><br />Octagonal alcove on the second floor.<br /><br />All images from <a href="http://art-decoration.dekio.fr/">here</a>.

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Colour in Denmark

I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving on Thursday. No Black Friday here in Peru... just hope none of you got pepper sprayed yesterday.<br /><br />This home in Denmark overlooks the beach and sea but is just under an hour away from Copenhagen. Jasper and Mona chose to live here 20 years ago and furnished their home using the light colours typical of the Scandinavian style. Except in the sitting room, all the walls, ceilings and floors are painted white. It is easy then to combine and add colour and texture with<br />fabrics and potted plants.<br /><br /><img alt="Salleamangerscandinave" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/mer/une-maison-en-scandinavie/salleamangerscandinave/738966-1-fre-FR/Salleamangerscandinave_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Salleamangerscandinave" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Salonclassique" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/mer/une-maison-en-scandinavie/salonclassique/738958-1-fre-FR/Salonclassique_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Salonclassique" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Cuisinescandinave" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/mer/une-maison-en-scandinavie/cuisinescandinave/738950-1-fre-FR/Cuisinescandinave_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Cuisinescandinave" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Salonscandinave" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/mer/une-maison-en-scandinavie/salonscandinave/738926-1-fre-FR/Salonscandinave_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Salonscandinave" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Bouquetgustavien" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/mer/une-maison-en-scandinavie/bouquetgustavien/738934-1-fre-FR/Bouquetgustavien_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Bouquetgustavien" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Cacheradiateur" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/mer/une-maison-en-scandinavie/cacheradiateur/738990-1-fre-FR/Cacheradiateur_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Cacheradiateur" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chambrescandinave" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/mer/une-maison-en-scandinavie/chambrescandinave/738942-1-fre-FR/Chambrescandinave_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Chambrescandinave" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chambrepoutres" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/mer/une-maison-en-scandinavie/chambrepoutres/738974-1-fre-FR/Chambrepoutres_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Chambrepoutres" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Fauteuilscandinave" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/campagne_decoration/reportages/mer/une-maison-en-scandinavie/fauteuilscandinave/738982-1-fre-FR/Fauteuilscandinave_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Fauteuilscandinave" width="669" /><br /><br />A happy weekend to you, my friends, and see you tomorrow!<br /><br />Photography by Stephen Clement.<br />All images from <a href="http://campagne-decoration.dekio.fr/">here</a>.

Colour in Denmark

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Renovated Home in Spain

Spanish designer Luisa Montes is responsible for these interiors, mixing classic and contemporary styles. This renovated home is located in San Sebastián in the north of Spain and was built in 1929.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_1g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_2g.jpg" /><br />An antique Kilim rug from Iran, defines the reading area which benefits from the natural light streaming in through the balcony doors.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_6g.jpg" /><br />The painting by Andres Nagel in the dining room set the colour palette for these rooms. White walls, grey fabrics and black gauze curtains.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_7g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_3g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_4g.jpg" /><br />Another antique Kilim rug lies before the chaise longue in one of the halls.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_5g.jpg" /><br />In the same hall <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">two reproductions of English oak armchairs</span> <span class="hps">stand under</span></span> a portrait by Thyra de Ullman.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_8g.jpg" /><br />Wishbone chairs in the kitchen. A bit too modern and minimalist for my taste.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_12g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_11g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/372/372_1_10g.jpg" /><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/">here</a>.

Renovated Home in Spain

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